Government buys Grand Teton National Park land for $100 million to protect from developers
The $100 million from the sale of the so-called Kelly Parcel can be used by Wyoming to purchase other federal lands and minerals within the state.
$100M purchase ends saga over 1 square mile of land in Grand Teton National Park
On Monday, the Department of the Interior and Grand Teton National Park announced the purchase of the 640-acre Kelly parcel from the state of Wyoming.
NPS buys state tract in Grand Teton for $100M
The deal was contingent on BLM making changes to a separate Wyoming land-use plan, which the incoming Trump administration could further change.
$100 Million for One Square Mile: Deal to Protect Land in Grand Tetons
After years of negotiations and threats of development, Wyoming will sell a prized piece of land so that it can be preserved inside Grand Teton National Park.
Kelly Parcel now part of Grand Teton park
Beverly Boynton has lived in Kelly for decades but only been walking the Kelly Parcel for two or so years, thinking about the pristine square mile of sagebrush
Grand Teton National Park buys Kelly Parcel from Wyoming
The U.S. Department of Interior has purchased from the state of Wyoming a one-square-mile piece of land inside the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park for $100 million.
$100 Million Land Sale Ensures Grand Teton National Park’s ‘Essential Connectivity’
After a decades-long effort, Wyoming gave final approval for selling state-owned land located within national park boundaries.
Interior Department Announces Permanent Protections for Critical Land and Wildlife Migration Corridor in Grand Teton National Park
Interior Department Announces Permanent Protections for Critical Land and Wildlife Migration Corridor in Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park closes on Kelly parcel
The closure means the Kelly parcel transaction overcame headwinds from some Wyoming officials who sought to stop the sale and wait for a better deal from the incoming Trump administration. The Wyoming Freedom Caucus promised to overturn the authorization in the next legislative session, which is set to start Jan. 14.
Grand Teton National Park deal adds protections for 640 acres of Wyo. land
The federal government is buying what’s known as the Kelly parcel, 640 acres of land that Wyoming held in its state school trust.
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After decades of political maneuvering, Grand Teton buys Wyoming’s Kelly Parcel
The federal government bought Wyoming’s 640-acre Kelly Parcel school section for $100 million Monday, a transaction that will ...
Wyoming governor approves $100 million sale of state land to join Grand Teton National Park
CHEYENNE, Wyoming (AP) — Wyoming will sell a 1-square-mile (2.6-square-kilometer) parcel of pristine land bordering ...